12:30 AM,
Aug. 30, 2013

Joe Printz at the new Grape D'Vine. The wine-barrel shaped ceiling is made from wood reclaimed from the former building.

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If you've ever popped into the Grape D'Vine wine shop, you've met Joe Printz. He's probably even poured you a taste of wine, as he likes to do. A crowd of customers gathers around the counter, glasses in hand, arriving as strangers, but leaving as friends.

"People like to come and learn," he says. "And I always have something interesting and new open."

The de facto social hour, though, has moved from Tappan to Sparkill. In mid-August, Printz opened a new shop - same name - that was two years in the making. The new interior is spacious and welcoming, and there's a lot more room at the counter for ...